Sky, Virgin Media and BT all offer TV bundles with the option to add Netflix, allowing customers to watch through a set-top box on a larger screen.
It's also possible to get Netflix on TV through smart sticks, smart boxes, and game consoles, as well as watching via laptops, tablets and smartphones.
Netflix costs from £5.99 per month, but is included for free with certain TV and broadband bundles.
At a glance: Get Netflix for free
Netflix is available through the UK's three main pay TV providers: Sky, Virgin Media, and BT.
Sky, Virgin Media and BT all offer bundles that include Netflix for free, as well as the option to add a Netflix subscription to the account with a combined monthly bill.
While Netflix Standard with Ads is included at no extra cost, Sky TV also offers discounts on upgrades to Netflix Standard or Netflix Premium, making it cheaper than going direct.
Virgin Media Flex customers can subscribe and benefit from an exclusive 10% bill credit offer, while it's included with all Mega TV plans at the standard price but with a discount on upgrades to Netflix Standard.
Here are the cheapest Netflix bundles from Sky, Virgin Media, and BT:
| Package | Channels | Broadband | Monthly price | Upfront price | Contract term | |
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Sky Essential TV | 100 | N/a | £15 | Free | 24 months |
 Offer: Free setup (worth £39.95) | ||||||
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Sky Essential TV + Full Fibre 150 | 100 | 150Mb average | £35 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: Reduced price broadband + Free setup (worth £39.95) (Ends 16/10/2025) | ||||||
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M350 Entertainment + Netflix | 200 | 362Mb average | £36.99 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: No setup fee (was £35) | ||||||
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Entertainment + Full Fibre 150 | 96 | 150Mb average | £28.99 for 6 mths, then £49.99 |
Free | 24 months |
| Offer: £50 BT Reward Card + EE Entertainment TV just £1 for 6 months + Free setup on BT Broadband and EE TV (Ends 30/10/2025) | ||||||
Sky TV customers can upgrade to Netflix Standard for just £6 extra per month, while Netflix Premium costs £11 extra, this saves customers £1 and £2 per month, respectively, compared to going direct.
Virgin Media now include Netflix Standard with Ads with all of their TV bundles and some broadband-only plans too. Mega TV customers can upgrade to Netflix Standard for £6 per month, while the Netflix Premium upgrade is the standard price of £13.
Virgin Media Flex customers can also save money on Netflix by subscribing through their Virgin Media bill for an additional 10% saving.
BT also includes Netflix Standard with Ads with their Entertainment and Full Works plans at no extra cost, but customers are charged £7 extra to upgrade to Netflix Standard, or £13 extra for Netflix Premium.
How much does Netflix cost?
Netflix, purchased directly, is available in three cost tiers; Standard with Ads, Standard, and Premium.
While the cost of Netflix Standard has increased from £7.99 to £12.99 since 2019, and the Premium plan has increased from £9.99 to £18.99 over the same period, in October 2022 Netflix introduced their cheapest ever plan, Standard with Ads, costing just £4.99 per month.
Recent price rises have now pushed Standard with Ads up to £5.99 per month, meaning customers save even more by bundling in a broadband and TV plan.
This is what each Netflix plan includes:
| Standard with Ads | Standard | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | £5.99 | £12.99 | £18.99 |
| Video quality | Great | Great | Best |
| Resolution | 1080p HD | 1080p HD | 4K + HDR |
| Downloads | No | Yes | Yes |
| Advert-free | No | Yes | Yes |
| Simultaneous viewing | 2 device | 2 devices | 4 devices |
| Extra member | Not available | £4.99 - £5.99/mth each (up to 1) |
£4.99 - £5.99/mth each (up to 2) |
When Basic with ads was introduced (now Standard with Ads), Netflix also boosted the Basic plan from SD to 720p HD. However, the previous Basic plan has now been withdrawn to new customers, leaving only the Standard and Premier tiers as advert-free choices.
The new extra member limitation means it's now only possible to create additional profiles for other household occupants on the Standard and Premium plans, and these are limited to just one or two extra members.
The cost of Extra members has also risen in 2025, although Netflix have now added a new 'Extra member with ads' plan priced at the lower £4.99 per month.
While Netflix no longer offer free trials, they do actively cancel dormant subscriptions where a user hasn't logged in for at least 12-months to stop people being charged for a service they're no longer using.
Sky, Virgin Media and BT include Netflix Standard with Ads on plans that bundle the subscription for free, while customers can choose to upgrade to the advert-free options.
Netflix on Sky
Sky include Netflix Standard With Ads for free in their Sky Essential TV and Sky Ultimate TV plans, which are offered on both the Stream and Glass boxes.
Here are the latest prices for Netflix on Sky:
| Package | TV | Monthly price | Upfront price | Contract term | |
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Sky Essential TV | 100 | £15 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: Free setup (worth £39.95) | |||||
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Sky Ultimate TV | 142 | £22 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: Save £10/mth on Sky Ultimate TV + Free setup (worth £39.95) | |||||
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Sky Glass (gen 2) 43-inch + Sky Ultimate TV | 142 | £36 | £20 | 48 months |
| Offer: Save £10/mth on Sky Ultimate TV | |||||
To access Netflix Standard or Premium, customers can upgrade during the checkout process, with Standard costing an extra £6 per month, and Premium costing £11 extra, as prices are currently discounted from the previous £6.49 and £13.49 charges.
This is an improvement over the previous Sky Q Ultimate TV pack, which first gained Netflix in 2018, and required customers to take the full HD or UHD packs in order to upgrade their Netflix subscription.
While the Netflix upgrades are on 31 day rolling contracts, it's worth being aware the base Sky Stream service comes with a 24-month minimum term for the cheaper price listed above, and that essentially means Netflix too as its included in the base package.
Here's a quick rundown of the cost of Netflix on Sky:
| Netflix Standard with Ads | Netflix Standard | Netflix Premium | |
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| Sky Stream | Included free | £6 (was £6.49) | £11 (was £13.49) |
Read more in our Sky TV review and our review of Sky Stream.
Netflix on Virgin Media
Virgin Media include Netflix Standard with Ads for free in all of their TV bundles, as well as broadband-only plans M500, Gig1 and Gig2.
Here is the latest pricing and offers for their most popular bundles:
| Package | TV | Broadband | Monthly price | Upfront price | Contract term | |
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M350 Entertainment + Netflix | 200 | 362Mb average | £36.99 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: No setup fee (was £35) | ||||||
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M500 Entertainment + Netflix + O2 SIM | 200 | 516Mb average | £44.99 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: Reduced price for 24 months + No setup fee (was £35) + O2 mobile SIM with 10GB data, unlimited minutes and texts | ||||||
It's possible to upgrade the Netflix plan to Standard or Premium for an extra £6 or £13 per month respectively.
More uniquely, Virgin Media are also now including Netflix Standard with Ads for free with some of their broadband-only plans, including M500, Gig1 and Gig2 Fibre Broadband:
| Package | Broadband | Monthly price | Upfront price | Contract term | |
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M500 Fibre Broadband + Netflix | 516Mb average | £27.99 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: No setup fee (was £35) | |||||
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Gig1 Fibre Broadband + Netflix | 1.13Gb average | £29.99 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: No setup fee (was £35) | |||||
This marks the first time a broadband-only deal has included a subscription to Netflix and is ideal for households who prioritise streaming over accessing live TV channels.
Customers who take Flex with any Virgin Media broadband deal will also be able to add Netflix to their bill and benefit from an additional 10% saving, reducing the price of Netflix Standard from £12.99 down to £11.69.
| Package | TV | Broadband | Monthly price | Upfront price | Contract term | |
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M125 Fibre Broadband + Flex | 150 | 132Mb average | £28.99 | £10 | 24 months |
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M250 Broadband + Flex TV + O2 SIM | 150 | 264Mb average | £33.99 | £10 | 24 months |
| Offer: O2 mobile SIM with 4GB data, unlimited minutes and texts | ||||||
All existing Virgin Media TV customers can still add Netflix to their plan at the usual prices, through either the 360 TV box, Stream box, or the older V6 box.
As with Sky above, when included for free the minimum term of the Netflix subscription is effectively the same as the bundle itself - 18 months. While customers who add Netflix to their Virgin TV plan separately will have it on a monthly rolling basis.
Of course, those who upgrade their Netflix subscription will be able to cancel the additional cost at any time.
Read more in our Virgin Media TV review.
Netflix on BT TV
BT first added Netflix to their YouView TV boxes in 2014, and now include Netflix in three of their entertainment and movie focused bundles, including the Entertainment, Big Entertainment, and Full Works packages.
Here is the latest pricing of these BT TV bundles with Netflix:
| Package | TV | Broadband | Monthly price | Upfront price | Contract term | |
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Entertainment + Full Fibre 150 | 96 | 150Mb average | £28.99 for 6 mths, then £49.99 |
Free | 24 months |
| Offer: £50 BT Reward Card + EE Entertainment TV just £1 for 6 months + Free setup on BT Broadband and EE TV (Ends 30/10/2025) | ||||||
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Big Entertainment + Full Fibre 150 | 107 | 150Mb average | £57.99 | Free | 24 months |
| Offer: £50 BT Reward Card + Free setup on BT Broadband and EE TV (Ends 30/10/2025) | ||||||
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Full Works + Full Fibre 150 | 125 | 150Mb average | £67.99 for 3 mths, then £107.99 |
Free | 24 months |
| Offer: £50 BT Reward Card + EE Full Works TV just £40/mth for 3 months + Free setup on BT Broadband and EE TV (Ends 30/10/2025) | ||||||
The Entertainment and Big Entertainment plans come with Netflix Standard with Ads included for free, while the top-tier Full Works package comes with Netflix Standard in full 1080p HD.
Customers on the Entertainment and Big Entertainment plans can upgrade Netflix to Standard for £7 per month, and Premium for £13 per month. While Full Works customers can upgrade to Premium for £7 per month.
While the BT TV packages themselves have a minimum term of 24 months, Netflix upgrades are added on monthly rolling contracts.
Read more about BT TV in our full review.
Netflix supported devices
For anyone who doesn't want to get Netflix with Sky, Virgin Media, or BT, they can still access the Netflix app through a variety of smart devices.
Netflix supported smart devices include:
- Apple TV
- Chromecast
- Roku
- TalkTalk TV Hub
- Netgem 4K TV Box
- Portal from Facebook
- PlayStation 3, 4 & 5
- Xbox One, Xbox 360 & Xbox Series X/S
- Humax set-top boxes
- YouView set-top boxes
- Smart TVs from Hisense, LG, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, and Vestel.
It's also possible to watch Netflix on laptops, tablets, and smartphones supporting iOS 9.0 or above, Android 4.4.2 or above, Fire OS 4.0 or above, Windows 10 version 1607 or above, and select Chromebooks.
Read more about which is the best smart TV stick.
Verdict: Best way to watch Netflix
Netflix is undoubtedly best viewed on a big screen, and those looking for all round home entertainment plans can find Netflix included for free in bundles from Sky, Virgin Media and BT.
Virgin Media offer one of the cheapest TV and broadband bundles with Netflix with their new Flex service, where customers also get 10% credit back on any subscriptions.
Sky also offers a cheaper price on Netflix upgrades, with discounts on Netflix Standard and Netflix Premium, while the new Sky Essential TV bundles Netflix Standard with Ads, Sky Atlantic and Discovery+ for just £15 per month.
Ofcom's latest Media Nations report 2024 shows Netflix is still the most popular streaming service in the UK, with a take-up rate of 58% of UK households, easily overtaking Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, and NOW TV.
Netflix has over 42,000 hours of on-demand content in their catalogue, making them the largest streaming service alongside Prime Video, as well as the most popular one.
The research also found most people subscribe to Netflix because it appeals to a wide range of different audiences, provides content not available elsewhere, and has services that are easy for customers to find their way around.
Netflix viewers also found it easy to find something they wanted to watch, as well as programmes that were relevant to them.
Overall, Netflix had the highest level of satisfaction among customers than any other streaming service, with 84% of viewers saying they were satisfied.
Read more about the best streaming services and compare TV deals with Netflix here.
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